Fine Mechanical Music and Scientific Instruments

3 May 2012 | starting at 13:00 BST

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An exceptionally rare Baird type T5 mirror-lid television receiver, dated 29th September 1936,. Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

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151 lots available

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Fine Mechanical Music and Scientific Instruments

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1W — An exceptionally rare Baird type T5 mirror-lid television receiver, dated 29th September 1936,

2W — An HMV type 900 mirror-lid television and wireless receiver, early 1937,

3W — A Marconiphone type 703 cabinet console mirror-lid television receiver, Held at EMI Hayes by design development officer Mr. Agate, ordered through Harrods in late 1936, released to purchaser in May 1937,

4W — A rare HMV type 904 television and wireless receiver, late 1938,

5W — A Bosch Fernseh outside broadcast camera outfit: first generation 625-line colour system, 1968,

6 — Die Phototelegraphie und das Elektrische Fernsehen mit einer Figurentafel, by Major Benedict Schoffler,

7W — A 'Superphone No.4' wireless receiver, by Victoria, circa 1923, retailed by the Flather & Co. Ltd.,

8 — A type 328F green bakelite telephone, impressed mark 164 - 50,

9 — A near-mint type 332L green bakelite telephone, impressed mark 164 56,

10 — A rare Lioret phonograph mantle clock, French, circa 1900,

11 — A Columbia type BC 'Premier' sound-magnifying Graphophone, circa 1907,

12 — A good Edison Concert phonograph, with Concert cylinder collection, circa 1899,

13W — An Important Edison Class M electric phonograph in glazed case, early manufacture circa 1891, with later modifications,

14W — A mahogany Senior Monarch Gramophone, 1908,

15W — An oak Gramophone pedestal, circa 1906,

16W — An EMG Expert Junior gramophone, circa 1930,

17W — A large chamber barrel organ-secrétaire à abattant with timepiece, by Joh. Palven, Italian, circa 1830,

18 — A lute player musical automaton, by G. Vichy, circa 1890,

19 — A musical automaton of a monkey violinist, by Phalibois, circa 1890,

20 — A triple singing birds-in-cage, by Reuge, some elements circa 1890 and later,

21 — A coin-operated singing bird-in-cage, by Ami Rivenc, circa 1895,

22 — A good double singing birds-in-cage, by Phalibois, circa 1890,

23 — An unusual singing bird and running rat automaton box, circa 1920 and later,

24*,Y — A silver and pink enamel cushion-form singing bird box, probably by Farjoulet, circa 1920,

25 — An exceptional silver-gilt and enamel singing bird box, by Jacques Bruguier, circa 1830,

26 — A fine gold musical fob seal, with hidden erotic automaton, circa 1810, cushion enamel automaton late 19th century,

27* — A fine gold and petit-enamel musical key, Swiss, circa 1810,

28* — An ormolu and kingwood musical desk compendium, circa 1850, signed to casting A. Giroux,

29* — A gold musical fob seal, circa 1815,

30* — A good small musical neccesaire, circa 1825,

31* — A musical neccesaire in square piano-form case, by Alibert, circa 1825,

32* — A musical neccesaire in sarcophagus-form case, circa 1820,

33* — A spelter musical inkstand, circa 1870,

34 — A white metal stag trophy musical trinket box, by F. Conchon, circa 1880,

35* — An Austrian silver cased musical snuffbox, circa 1840,

36 — A fine and early Karalain birch and tortoiseshell musical snuffbox with gold and enamel crest, circa 1825,

37* — A bird's-eye maple musical snuffbox, circa 1860,

38*,Y — A very rare Karelian birch and tortoiseshell musical snuffbox, circa 1815, for the Russian market,

39*,Y — An early ivory and mahogany musical snuffbox, circa 1825,

40* — An early musical snuffbox movement, in ebonised case, the movement circa 1835,

41* — A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1870,

42* — A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1860,

43*,Y — A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1850,

44* — A composition musical snuffbox, circa 1860,

45* — A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1870,

46* — A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, by Ducummon Girod, circa 1865,

47* — An important pictorial lithographed tinplate musical cigarette box, circa 1840,

48* — A superb lithographed tinplate musical snuffbox, by Alibert, circa 1845,

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1^W —
An exceptionally rare Baird type T5 mirror-lid television receiver,
dated 29th September 1936,

2^W —
An HMV type 900 mirror-lid television and wireless receiver,
early 1937,

3^W —
A Marconiphone type 703 cabinet console mirror-lid television receiver,
Held at EMI Hayes by design development officer Mr. Agate, ordered through Harrods in late 1936, released to purchaser in May 1937,

4^W —
A rare HMV type 904 television and wireless receiver,
late 1938,

5^W —
A Bosch Fernseh outside broadcast camera outfit:
first generation 625-line colour system, 1968,

6 —
Die Phototelegraphie und das Elektrische Fernsehen mit einer Figurentafel,
by Major Benedict Schoffler,

7^W —
A 'Superphone No.4' wireless receiver, by Victoria,
circa 1923, retailed by the Flather & Co. Ltd.,

8 —
A type 328F green bakelite telephone,
impressed mark 164 - 50,

9 —
A near-mint type 332L green bakelite telephone,
impressed mark 164 56,

10 —
A rare Lioret phonograph mantle clock,
French, circa 1900,

11 —
A Columbia type BC 'Premier' sound-magnifying Graphophone,
circa 1907,

12 —
A good Edison Concert phonograph, with Concert cylinder collection,
circa 1899,

13^W —
An Important Edison Class M electric phonograph in glazed case,
early manufacture circa 1891, with later modifications,

14^W —
A mahogany Senior Monarch Gramophone,
1908,

15^W —
An oak Gramophone pedestal,
circa 1906,

16^W —
An EMG Expert Junior gramophone,
circa 1930,

17^W —
A large chamber barrel organ-secrétaire à abattant with timepiece, by Joh. Palven,
Italian, circa 1830,

18 —
A lute player musical automaton, by G. Vichy,
circa 1890,

19 —
A musical automaton of a monkey violinist, by Phalibois,
circa 1890,

20 —
A triple singing birds-in-cage, by Reuge,
some elements circa 1890 and later,

21 —
A coin-operated singing bird-in-cage, by Ami Rivenc,
circa 1895,

22 —
A good double singing birds-in-cage, by Phalibois,
circa 1890,

23 —
An unusual singing bird and running rat automaton box,
circa 1920 and later,

24^*,Y —
A silver and pink enamel cushion-form singing bird box,
probably by Farjoulet, circa 1920,

25 —
An exceptional silver-gilt and enamel singing bird box, by Jacques Bruguier,
circa 1830,

26 —
A fine gold musical fob seal, with hidden erotic automaton,
circa 1810, cushion enamel automaton late 19th century,

27^* —
A fine gold and petit-enamel musical key,
Swiss, circa 1810,

28^* —
An ormolu and kingwood musical desk compendium,
circa 1850, signed to casting A. Giroux,

29^* —
A gold musical fob seal,
circa 1815,

30^* —
A good small musical neccesaire,
circa 1825,

31^* —
A musical neccesaire in square piano-form case, by Alibert,
circa 1825,

32^* —
A musical neccesaire in sarcophagus-form case,
circa 1820,

33^* —
A spelter musical inkstand,
circa 1870,

34 —
A white metal stag trophy musical trinket box, by F. Conchon,
circa 1880,

35^* —
An Austrian silver cased musical snuffbox,
circa 1840,

36 —
A fine and early Karalain birch and tortoiseshell musical snuffbox with gold and enamel crest,
circa 1825,

37^* —
A bird's-eye maple musical snuffbox,
circa 1860,

38^*,Y —
A very rare Karelian birch and tortoiseshell musical snuffbox,
circa 1815, for the Russian market,

39^*,Y —
An early ivory and mahogany musical snuffbox,
circa 1825,

40^* —
An early musical snuffbox movement, in ebonised case,
the movement circa 1835,

41^* —
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox,
circa 1870,

42^* —
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox,
circa 1860,

43^*,Y —
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox,
circa 1850,

44^* —
A composition musical snuffbox,
circa 1860,

45^* —
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox,
circa 1870,

46^* —
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, by Ducummon Girod,
circa 1865,

47^* —
An important pictorial lithographed tinplate musical cigarette box,
circa 1840,

48^* —
A superb lithographed tinplate musical snuffbox, by Alibert,
circa 1845,